Film mogul Samuel Goldwyn once famously said: "If you have a message, send a telegram."

Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.

Tom Hanks

I remember I had an actor friend - a close friend from college - Anthony Zerbe. He sent me a telegram before I started my first movie, 'Cisco Pike.' It said, 'Have a good time. Ignore the camera.' That was the extent of my training.

Kris Kristofferson

A man never feels more important than when he receives a telegram containing more than ten words.

George Ade, playwright